Rhymes for children : illustrated with appropriate wood-cuts (1919)
London : Poetry Bookshop · leaf 9
THE GREEDY BOY Sammy Smith would drink and eatFrom morning unto night; He filld his mouth so full of meat,It was a shameful sight. Sometimes he gave a book, or toy,For apple, cake, or plum ; And grudgd if any other boyShould taste a single crumb. Indeed he ate and drank so fast,And usd to stuff and… … THE HOYDEN Miss Agnes had two or three dolls, and a boxTo hold all their bonnets and tippets and frocks ;In a red leather thread case that snappd when it shut,She had needles to sew with, and scissors to cut;But Agnes likd better to play with rude boys,Than work with her needle, or play with her…
Children's poetry, English
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